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Raul is a swimmer from Spain, an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 14 years, 2 countries and 111 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2011, and one of his earliest marks still on file is the 200 breaststroke in 2:40.18, raced in La Nucia. He started out alongside FED. COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA.
His signature event is the 400 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 90 meets and 235 recorded swims.
His fastest 400 freestyle stands at 4:06.51, set in long course (50 m) at Las Palmas g.c.
After a 6-year break between 2018 and 2024, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2024. 2013 is the busiest season on record, with 108 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (Spain and Switzerland), including 1 of 111 meets outside Spain.
Those meets span 14 different venues (Castellón, Alicante, Madrid and Mataró…). He has raced for 5 clubs, led by C.N. PISCINA LA NUCIA CAMILO CANO, FED. COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA, CLUB DEPORTIVO FINISHER and CST-CST COSTA AZAHAR.
Latest competition: Benimamet, on December 22, 2024, with 2 swims: 4:19.58 in the 400 freestyle and 8:54.73 in the 800 freestyle, all in short course (25 m). He closes this record with 37 current event personal bests and 218 all-time PB improvements, across 455 verified official swims in competitions governed by RFEN.